Interval Endurance Capacity of Talented Youth Soccer Players

The purpose of this study, in which 113 talented youth soccer players (M = 16.0 yr., SD = 1.5), selected by their age and level of performance participated, was to investigate interval endurance capacity needed to play at the highest level of competition in the age-category 12 through 18. Multivaria...

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Published in:Perceptual and motor skills 2006-02, Vol.102 (1), p.81-86
Main Authors: Visscher, C., Elferink-Gemser, M. T., Lemmink, K. A. P. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aptitude
Athletes
Child
Children & youth
Humans
Male
Multivariate analysis
Physical fitness
Professional Competence
Psychomotor Performance
Reaction Time
Soccer
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Perception
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Summary:The purpose of this study, in which 113 talented youth soccer players (M = 16.0 yr., SD = 1.5), selected by their age and level of performance participated, was to investigate interval endurance capacity needed to play at the highest level of competition in the age-category 12 through 18. Multivariate analyses of covariance with factors of level of performance and age category showed that players ages 16 through 18 years outscored the players ages 12 through 15 years on the interval endurance capacity (p
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/pms.102.1.81-86